Two Kinds By Amy Tan
Patricia Rosario
English 126 AB1
Professor Milanes
November 24, 2014
Formal Paper #3 draft
Pressure for Success Children of immigrant parents are put under immense pressure to succeed in life. Success is expected in these children as a form of reward to their parents for their many physical and financial sacrifices. Because of these expectations, children begin to feel as disappointments and failures if they have not met the high goals set by their parents. Putting high standards and limitations on a child leaves them torn between succeeding in what their parents wish (usually a doctor, lawyer, etc.) or allowing exploration and discover the path they would enjoy and succeed in. In the United States, children of immigrants are put under a lot of pressure to succeed because of the vast numbers of opportunities in America are greater than what is available in the country they immigrated from. For many children, this is very challenging in …show more content…
The narrator's want for her parents approval and happiness made her go along with her mother's many acts in making her a child prodigy. However the pressure of becoming something the narrator is not begins to be a heavy burden they can no longer take. The narrator states, "Why don't you like me the way I am? I'm not a genius! I can't play the piano. And even if I could, I wouldn't go on TV if you paid me a million dollars" (385). Not able to understand her child's frustration, the narrator sees this outburst to be an act of ungratefulness. The narrator's mother states, "If she had as much talent as she has temper, she would be famous now" (385). Blinded by the desire of her daughter becoming a star the narrator's mother is unaware of what she is actually doing to her child. The narrator's mother is forcing her to become someone she isn't for the sake of
English 126 AB1
Professor Milanes
November 24, 2014
Formal Paper #3 draft
Pressure for Success Children of immigrant parents are put under immense pressure to succeed in life. Success is expected in these children as a form of reward to their parents for their many physical and financial sacrifices. Because of these expectations, children begin to feel as disappointments and failures if they have not met the high goals set by their parents. Putting high standards and limitations on a child leaves them torn between succeeding in what their parents wish (usually a doctor, lawyer, etc.) or allowing exploration and discover the path they would enjoy and succeed in. In the United States, children of immigrants are put under a lot of pressure to succeed because of the vast numbers of opportunities in America are greater than what is available in the country they immigrated from. For many children, this is very challenging in …show more content…
The narrator's want for her parents approval and happiness made her go along with her mother's many acts in making her a child prodigy. However the pressure of becoming something the narrator is not begins to be a heavy burden they can no longer take. The narrator states, "Why don't you like me the way I am? I'm not a genius! I can't play the piano. And even if I could, I wouldn't go on TV if you paid me a million dollars" (385). Not able to understand her child's frustration, the narrator sees this outburst to be an act of ungratefulness. The narrator's mother states, "If she had as much talent as she has temper, she would be famous now" (385). Blinded by the desire of her daughter becoming a star the narrator's mother is unaware of what she is actually doing to her child. The narrator's mother is forcing her to become someone she isn't for the sake of